Job Vacancy Director of Marketing & Communications
United Kingdom
CGI
Published on 13/11/2026
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At CGI, we’re shaping the future of technology and business transformation by combining market insight, creative thinking and commercial expertise to deliver meaningful outcomes for our clients. As Director of Marketing & Communications for Scotland and Northern Ireland, you’ll play a pivotal role in accelerating business growth, strengthening our market position and influencing strategic decisions. You’ll have the opportunity to shape our marketing direction and develop innovative strategies that drive measurable commercial success. Working alongside senior business leaders and a collaborative global network, you’ll have the autonomy to make an impact, the freedom to bring fresh ideas to life and the support to develop your career while helping CGI achieve its ambitions.
CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK ‘Best Employer’ by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We’ll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.
Candidate profile
In this senior leadership role, you will shape and lead the Marketing & Communications strategy for CGI’s Scotland and Northern Ireland Business Unit, ensuring marketing investment delivers measurable commercial value. Working as a trusted partner to the Business Unit Leadership Team, you will influence growth priorities, strengthen competitive positioning and develop integrated marketing strategies that accelerate pipeline growth, improve win rates and expand strategic client relationships. You will have the autonomy to challenge conventional thinking, champion innovative approaches and translate market intelligence into compelling propositions that differentiate CGI.
You will also create an environment where collaboration, creativity and accountability thrive. Working closely with colleagues across CGI’s UK, Australia and global marketing communities, you will draw on specialist expertise to deliver impactful campaigns, strategic communications and thought leadership. Through data-driven decision-making, agile planning and continuous improvement, you will ensure marketing is recognised as a strategic contributor to sustainable business growth.
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead & Shape Strategy: Own the Business Unit's integrated Marketing & Communications strategy, aligning priorities and investment with revenue growth, profitability and strategic business objectives.
- Accelerate Commercial Growth: Drive measurable improvements in lead generation, pipeline conversion, competitive win rates, client expansion and strategic account development.
- Influence & Partner: Act as a trusted adviser to senior business leaders, using market intelligence, client insight and competitive analysis to inform commercial decisions and growth opportunities.
- Position & Differentiate: Develop compelling market positioning, thought leadership, strategic propositions and executive messaging that strengthen CGI's reputation and competitive advantage.
- Develop & Deliver: Oversee integrated marketing campaigns, account-based marketing, digital engagement, executive visibility and communications initiatives that deliver measurable business outcomes.
- Engage & Communicate: Lead internal communications that connect colleagues with business priorities, strengthen engagement and ensure alignment between internal messaging and external market positioning.
- Inspire & Develop: Coach and empower a high-performing Marketing & Communications Business Partner team, building commercial capability, encouraging fresh thinking and supporting professional development.
- Collaborate & Innovate: Partner with specialist Centres of Expertise and global marketing teams to maximise expertise, share best practice and deliver effective, scalable solutions.
- Measure & Optimise: Establish meaningful performance indicators, evaluate marketing contribution and use commercial insights to continually improve investment decisions and delivery effectiveness.
- Champion Excellence: Embed agile ways of working, clear accountability and a culture of continuous improvement that strengthens marketing's contribution to CGI's long-term success.
Required qualifications to be successful in this role
You will be an accomplished Marketing & Communications leader with significant experience developing commercially focused strategies within technology, consulting or professional services. Combining strategic vision with strong commercial judgement, you will have a proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and translate business priorities into measurable marketing outcomes. You will thrive in a collaborative, complex organisation, bringing the confidence to take ownership, the creativity to challenge established approaches and the leadership skills to inspire others.
You should demonstrate:
- Strategic Marketing Leadership: Significant experience leading B2B Marketing & Communications strategies within technology, consulting or professional services.
- Commercial Growth Expertise: Proven success delivering measurable marketing contributions to pipeline development, revenue growth, client acquisition and strategic account expansion.
- Senior Stakeholder Influence: Strong experience partnering with executive leadership teams, influencing commercial priorities and providing strategic marketing advice.
- Integrated Marketing Delivery: Extensive experience developing and executing integrated marketing plans, including campaigns, account-based marketing, digital marketing and strategic communications.
- Market Positioning & Storytelling: Demonstrated ability to develop differentiated market propositions, compelling thought leadership and strategic content that resonates with senior decision-makers.
- Culture: Creating a culture of accountability, collaboration and innovation.
- Commercial & Analytical Acumen: Strong ability to establish meaningful KPIs, evaluate marketing effectiveness and use performance insights to optimise investment and business outcomes.
- Communications Expertise: Excellent written, verbal and executive communication skills, with experience delivering influential internal and external communications.
- Global & Matrixed Collaboration: Experience operating effectively within complex, matrixed organisations and working with specialist teams across multiple business functions and geographies.
- Strategic Agility: Ability to balance long-term strategic priorities with changing commercial needs, using agile planning and continuous improvement to deliver results.
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You will also create an environment where collaboration, creativity and accountability thrive. Working closely with colleagues across CGI’s UK, Australia and global marketing communities, you will draw on specialist expertise to deliver impactful campaigns, strategic communications and thought leadership. Through data-driven decision-making, agile planning and continuous improvement, you will ensure marketing is recognised as a strategic contributor to sustainable business growth.
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead & Shape Strategy: Own the Business Unit's integrated Marketing & Communications strategy, aligning priorities and investment with revenue growth, profitability and strategic business objectives.
- Accelerate Commercial Growth: Drive measurable improvements in lead generation, pipeline conversion, competitive win rates, client expansion and strategic account development.
- Influence & Partner: Act as a trusted adviser to senior business leaders, using market intelligence, client insight and competitive analysis to inform commercial decisions and growth opportunities.
- Position & Differentiate: Develop compelling market positioning, thought leadership, strategic propositions and executive messaging that strengthen CGI's reputation and competitive advantage.
- Develop & Deliver: Oversee integrated marketing campaigns, account-based marketing, digital engagement, executive visibility and communications initiatives that deliver measurable business outcomes.
- Engage & Communicate: Lead internal communications that connect colleagues with business priorities, strengthen engagement and ensure alignment between internal messaging and external market positioning.
- Inspire & Develop: Coach and empower a high-performing Marketing & Communications Business Partner team, building commercial capability, encouraging fresh thinking and supporting professional development.
- Collaborate & Innovate: Partner with specialist Centres of Expertise and global marketing teams to maximise expertise, share best practice and deliver effective, scalable solutions.
- Measure & Optimise: Establish meaningful performance indicators, evaluate marketing contribution and use commercial insights to continually improve investment decisions and delivery effectiveness.
- Champion Excellence: Embed agile ways of working, clear accountability and a culture of continuous improvement that strengthens marketing's contribution to CGI's long-term success.
Required qualifications to be successful in this role
You will be an accomplished Marketing & Communications leader with significant experience developing commercially focused strategies within technology, consulting or professional services. Combining strategic vision with strong commercial judgement, you will have a proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and translate business priorities into measurable marketing outcomes. You will thrive in a collaborative, complex organisation, bringing the confidence to take ownership, the creativity to challenge established approaches and the leadership skills to inspire others.
You should demonstrate:
- Strategic Marketing Leadership: Significant experience leading B2B Marketing & Communications strategies within technology, consulting or professional services.
- Commercial Growth Expertise: Proven success delivering measurable marketing contributions to pipeline development, revenue growth, client acquisition and strategic account expansion.
- Senior Stakeholder Influence: Strong experience partnering with executive leadership teams, influencing commercial priorities and providing strategic marketing advice.
- Integrated Marketing Delivery: Extensive experience developing and executing integrated marketing plans, including campaigns, account-based marketing, digital marketing and strategic communications.
- Market Positioning & Storytelling: Demonstrated ability to develop differentiated market propositions, compelling thought leadership and strategic content that resonates with senior decision-makers.
- Culture: Creating a culture of accountability, collaboration and innovation.
- Commercial & Analytical Acumen: Strong ability to establish meaningful KPIs, evaluate marketing effectiveness and use performance insights to optimise investment and business outcomes.
- Communications Expertise: Excellent written, verbal and executive communication skills, with experience delivering influential internal and external communications.
- Global & Matrixed Collaboration: Experience operating effectively within complex, matrixed organisations and working with specialist teams across multiple business functions and geographies.
- Strategic Agility: Ability to balance long-term strategic priorities with changing commercial needs, using agile planning and continuous improvement to deliver results.
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Working environment
Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.
Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…
You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.
Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.
You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.
That same commitment to fairness extends to how we use technology. To support our recruitment team, AI tools may be used to help assess applications though they never replace human judgement. All hiring decisions remain entirely in the hands of our recruitment professionals.
Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…
You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.
Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.
You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.
That same commitment to fairness extends to how we use technology. To support our recruitment team, AI tools may be used to help assess applications though they never replace human judgement. All hiring decisions remain entirely in the hands of our recruitment professionals.
Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
London, England, United Kingdom
> 1000 employees
IT services
We are a global business with 91,500 professionals across hundreds of locations worldwide, providing end-to-end IT and business process services that drive our clients’ businesses. In the UK alone, we have around 6,000 member-partners working across 19 towns and cities, doing everything from writing complex code to designing sophisticated software solutions. The work we do powers some of the most ambitious projects that touch the lives of many.
Our approach sets us apart, characterised by our proximity model, international presence, expertise, and operational excellence. We organise our operations within metro markets where our clients have concentrated footprints, empowering our local teams to build trusted, in-person relationships. As you build your career here, you’ll develop your skills, share your insights, and work side-by-side with colleagues and clients on innovative solutions that address the most complex issues.
Our commitment to ownership, flexibility, and being approachable makes us easy to do business with. Join us, and together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action to meet the needs and balance the interests of our clients, shareholders, communities, and each other.
Benefits:
- Insurance coverage
- Medical benefits
- Pension plan
- Member Assistant Programme
- Check4Cancer
- Flexible time off
- Share Purchase Plan
- Member discounts
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- Profit Participation Plan
- Health and Wellbeing Programme
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Director of Marketing & Communications
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